Tonight will see patchy clouds with a low of 16 C (61 F). Tomorrow will see some sun at first, followed by clouds, showers and thunderstorms. Expect a high of 25 (77) and a low of 16 (61). Thursday will be warmer with a morning thunderstorm, a high of 29 […]
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The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–This year’s flu season will likely be a bad one, Ontario’s health minister said yesterday, and the province is stocking up on extra high-strength vaccines in preparation. “We expect that it’s going to be a very difficult year,” Christine Elliott said after an unrelated announcement. “Based […]
The Canadian PressEmerald Bensadoun Two teenage girls who went missing during a camping trip in Algonquin Park were found safe yesterday, bringing an end to a search that involved nearly 100 people through the weekend. Ontario Provincial Police said Marta Malek and Maya Mirota, both 16, were found “alive and […]
The Canadian PressChristian Paas-Lang OTTAWA–Hoping to take power away from the Liberals in this fall’s election, the Conservatives are well ahead of the governing party in nominating candidates hoping to win seats in the House of Commons. As of Friday, they’d chosen 316 candidates for the country’s 338 ridings. The […]
From the MNRF
There were five new forest fires confirmed in the region by yesterday afternoon. Nipigon fire #8 is being held at 0.1 hectares in size and is located near Fog Lake, approximately 22 kilometres west of Nipigon Red Lake fire #50 is not under control at 0.1 ha. and is located […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich WIMBLEDON, England–Roger Federer won more points than Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. Federer was the first of the pair to come within a point of taking the championship yesterday, too. Had two such chances in the fifth set, even. Indeed, Federer dominated the historic match […]
The Associated Press LONDON–Codebreaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing has been chosen as the face of Britain’s new 50 pound note, the Bank of England announced today. Governor Mark Carney said Turing, who did ground-breaking work on computers and artificial intelligence, was “a giant on whose shoulders so many now […]
Jamie Mountain Eric Shute of the Village People was a little too adventurous on the basepaths and ran right into the tag of the Shade’s third baseman during his squad’s loss in the ‘B’ final of the annual Kingsley Downs/Gus Lindberg Memorial slo-pitch tournament on Sunday afternoon at the Devlin […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich WIMBLEDON, England–Clutching her trophy 20 minutes after becoming Wimbledon’s champion, Simona Halep checked out the board inside Centre Court that lists tournament winners. Below all of the mentions of Serena Williams, her opponent in Saturday’s final, there already was inscribed: “Miss S. Halep.” Halep was not […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–Injuries have forced a veterinary medical team to euthanize three more horses competing in this year’s Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races, bringing to six the number of animals to die during the annual Rangeland Derby event. Stampede officials say in a website statement that the horses went down […]
The Canadian Press PETAWAWA, Ont.–The secretary-general of NATO has arrived in Canada for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Jens Stoltenberg will tour Canadian Forces Base Petawawa with Trudeau and discuss Canada’s NATO deployments in Latvia and Iraq with him. Trudeau will also address Canadian troops at this base, […]
The Canadian PressAdina Bresge TORONTO — A true-crime podcast probing the deaths and disappearances of Indigenous youth in Thunder Bay, Ont., is set to be adapted for the small screen. Northwood Entertainment and the producers of Canadaland’s “Thunder Bay” are teaming up to develop the podcast into a TV drama […]
